Hey Friends!

I’m linking up with BlogHoppin‘ to have a little Meet the Teacher Monday…but it’s Tuesday!  Ooops!  Better late than never?

I had a really hard time narrowing it down to 10, so you may see a few that are really 2-in-1’s.

Ok, here goes…

1.  My family and I are full-time Airstream dwellers!!  (I just thought I would go ahead and get the craziest one out of the way first)!  My husband and I have remodeled a ’66 Airstream Land Yacht and are living in it with our two-year-old daughter.  We blog about our adventures over at Livin’Lightly if you’d like to take a peek.

 

2.  I used to be a gymnast in high school and college.  My husband and I actually met on our college gym team.  Truth be told, I’m not even sure if I could still do a cartwheel.  Ahhhh…the good ole days eh?

3.  My favorite sweet treat is Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups from Trader Joe’s (I think I’m starting to salivate right now).  I also LOVE LOVE LOVE smoothies, especially green ones.  They hit the spot when there’s not dark chocolate and peanut butter to be had.

4.  I love to play the guitar and often sing for our praise team at church.  I’m thinking about writing some children’s songs someday.

5.  I taught first grade for almost a decade and now…I’m staying home with our little girl!  My heart is still in the classroom as well, and I will continue to sub and create lessons on TpT, to encourage and inspire teachers and students (I will be a “nap-time lesson creator”).

6.  We were on WIPEOUT!!!!  Ok. We weren’t exactly on the T.V. show, but we dressed as wipeout characters with our friends for a scavenger hunt that our church was doing.  We won!  I think our helmets helped us feel invincible. Ha!

7.  I have 4 brothers and I’m the only girl.  I felt like God was preparing me for a family of my own with only boys when my first year teaching I had 15 boys and only 5 girls in my classroom!  To my surprise we have a little girl…so I’m not sure what surrounding me with all of these boys was all about…but hey, I’m really good at throwing a football!

8.  I absolutely love to sew, craft and create!  I recently made a little bubble skirt for my daughter and am now inspired to create a whole little wardrobe for her.  I love creating things that bring joy and happiness to others.  I think that’s a main reason that I enjoy creating on TpT so much!

9.  I get rejuvenated by spending quality time with others.  I especially LOVE my girl-time!  Here’s a picture of me and one of my BTF (Best Teacher Friends) Kandice.  She has an AMAZING blog TimeTwoTeach.  Head on over if you haven’t already!

 

My hubby and I also love to spend time in nature.  We go backpacking every year to celebrate our anniversary.  (This can just be a continuation of #9 right?)

10.  God is my all-in-all!  I want to reflect Him in everything that I do.  He is why I create, play, dream, laugh, relate, celebrate, eat delicious peanut butter cups?, travel and LIVE.

I can’t wait to get to know all of you better!  I invite you to follow along my blog this year as we encourage one another towards a love for education.

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